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BETHLEHEM GRAPHIC
July 12, 2021

Bethlehem Announces Homebuyer Assistance Program

Bethlehem Mayor Bob Donchez announced in June that the City is unveiling a new and improved – and forgivable – homebuyer program, Bethlehem Homebuyer Assistance Program (BHAP). The City and the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley’s Community Action…
Lawrence Yun
July 8, 2021

WATCH: National, Lehigh Valley Residential Housing Market Insights with NAR’s Lawrence Yun

The Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® held a General Membership Meeting on Friday, June 25, 2021, via Zoom. In addition to an Association update, three new Emeritus recipients were recognized and the guest speaker was Lawrence Yun, the Chief Economist for…
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June 21, 2021

Allentown Public Meeting to Discuss Guidelines for the Preservation of Historic Districts

The City of Allentown Bureau of Planning and Zoning, with consultant Easton Architects from New York City, will hold a virtual public meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, to introduce the city’s ongoing project to update its…
March 29, 2021

Social Media is Public Marketing; Don’t Get Fined $2,500

Staff at the Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® has been receiving reports of agents utilizing social media to advertise listings prior to them being listed in the multiple listing service. Social media – no matter if a listing is being posted…
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January 4, 2021

Allentown Revises Business Privilege Tax Regulations

The City of Allentown is revising its Business Privilege Tax (BPT) regulations based on guidance from legislative acts and court decisions rendered since April 1996, which was when the last revisions were made. The revisions will take effect and will…
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November 16, 2020

Valley Youth House Seeks Help in Finding Affordable Housing

Valley Youth House, a Bethlehem non-profit that provides support for vulnerable, abused and homeless youth, is looking to the local REALTOR® community for assistance in finding a home for a young, soon-to-be mom with a housing voucher. Tanazia is a…
October 11, 2020

Candidate Guide: Board of Directors Election

There are four available seats in this year’s Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® Board of Directors election. Three individuals will be elected to 3-year terms. The fourth individual will be elected to a 1-year term, completing the term of a resigned…
October 2, 2020

Solicitor’s Corner: New Federal Regulations Effecting Landlords and Borrowers with Federally Backed Mortgages

While most landlords were still required to make their monthly mortgage payments, tenants have been the beneficiary of multiple executive orders and regulations issued by Governor Wolf to curb the fallout from stay at home orders which prevented a landlord…
September 28, 2020

REALTOR® Safety: Are any of us doing enough?

Before a scheduled open house, an agent first does a walk-through of a vacant property to confirm everything is in order and to turn on all lights. Setting up shop near the front door, the female REALTOR® welcomes a man…
Keys in a hand
September 20, 2020

Don’t Let House Keys Fall Into the Wrong Hands

The Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® (GLVR) offers a keybox system, known as Supra, to its membership. Supra has provided keyboxes to the real estate industry since 1955, bringing efficiency to real estate professionals and peace of mind to home sellers.…